Fairfield Municipal Code Div. 6 Major Subdivision - Final Map

Within the period prescribed by law or action by the city council and subsequent to the date of expiration of approval or conditional approval of the tentative map, the subdivider may cause the subdivision or any part thereof, to be surveyed and a final map to be prepared by a registered civil engineer or licensed surveyor in conformance with the tentative map as approved or conditionally approved. Eleven (11) blue or black line prints of the final map and such other copies as may be required for checking, and approval shall be submitted to the city engineer.

At the time of submittal of the final map for checking and approval, a checking fee set by the city council shall be paid to the city’s engineering division.

The content and form of final maps shall be governed by the Subdivision Map Act.

At the time of submitting the final map to the city engineer for checking, the subdivider shall also submit therewith the following:

(a) Traverse sheets: Traverse sheets in a form approved by the city engineer giving latitudes and departures and coordinates of the boundary of the subdivision and blocks and lots therein. Closures shall be within one foot to ten thousand feet.

(b) Improvement plans: Three (3) copies of the subdivision construction plans shall be submitted to the city engineer, and of all other improvements proposed to be installed by the subdivider in, or over, or under any street right-of-way easement or parcel of land dedicated by the map or previously dedicated, including the estimated cost hereof. All such plans shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements of the city engineer. Sheets shall be twenty-four inches (24") by thirty-six inches (36") with a two inch (2") left margin and a plan and profile drawn to a scale of one inch (1") equaling forty feet (40’). Details shall be shown at approximate scale.

(c) Design data: Design data, assumptions and computation for proper analysis shall be in accordance with sound engineering practice.

(d) Lot area computations: The subdivider shall furnish data to the department of planning and development indicating the area of each lot which is not rectangular in shape in the subdivision.

(e) Guaranty of title: The subdivider shall furnish to the city council a guaranty of title or letter from a competent title company, certifying that the names of all persons whose consent is necessary to pass a clear title to the land being subdivided and all acknowledgments thereto appear on the proper certificates and are correctly shown on said map.

(f) Improvement agreement: In the event drainage structures, grading, paving or other required improvements have not been completed prior to presentation of the final map, the subdivider shall file an agreement for the improvement as herein required and as may be further required by the city engineer, and the city council, and shall secure the performance thereof by a good and sufficient surety bond as outlined in sec. 6.12 (sec. 25.166.4) of this article (chapter).

(g) Preliminary soils report: A preliminary soils report, prepared by a civil engineer registered in this state and based upon adequate test borings shall be submitted to the city engineer for every subdivision. The preliminary soils report may also contain a seismic study if the city engineer determines or the tentative map approval requires such study be conducted.

A preliminary soils report may be waived by the city engineer providing the city engineer finds that due to the knowledge of the public works department of the City of Fairfield has as to the soils qualities of the soils in the subdivision, no preliminary analysis is necessary.

If the public works department of the City of Fairfield has knowledge of, or the preliminary soils report indicates, the presence of critically expansive soils or other soils problems which, if not corrected, would lead to structural defects, a soils investigation of any or all of the lots in the subdivision may be required by the city engineer. Such soils investigation shall be done by a civil engineer registered in this state, who shall recommend the corrective action which is likely to prevent structural damage to each structure proposed to be constructed in the area where such soils problem exists.

The city council may approve the subdivision or portion thereof where such soils problems exist if it determines that the recommended action is likely to prevent structural damage to each structure to be constructed and a condition to the issuance of any building permit may require that the approved recommended action be incorporated in the construction of each structure.

(h) Agreement and bond: The agreement and bonds as specified in this ordinance.

(i) Deed restrictions: One copy of the deed restrictions shall be submitted to the department of planning and development.

(j) Owner certificate: A certificate, signed and acknowledged by all parties having any record title interest in the real property subdivided, consenting to the preparation and recordation of the final map is required, except for those parties expressly exempted by section 66436 of the Map Act.

(k) Any other information required by tentative map approval to be submitted with the final map.

Before approval is given the final map, the subdivider shall deposit with the city in cash the costs of inspections to be made by the city. The amount of money deposited shall be set by the city council based upon the total estimated cost of public improvements to be made within the subdivision, as determined by the city engineer.

The following city officials shall take action as indicated within twenty (20) days after filing all required materials:

(a) Approval by city engineer: The city engineer shall examine the final map and accessory data submitted and upon determination that the subdivision as shown meets the requirements of the approved tentative map, the subdivision map act, and the provisions of this ordinance and is technically correct shall transmit such map and accompanying documents to the city council for approval.

If the city engineer shall determine that full conformity has not been made, the city engineer shall advise the subdivider of the changes or additions that must be made for such purposes and shall afford the subdivider an opportunity to make such changes or additions.

The subdivider may appeal the decision of the city engineer to the planning commission. The procedures for appeal shall be in accord with sections 66452.5 and 66451.3 of the subdivision map act. In the event the subdivider is not satisfied with the determination of the planning commission of the appeal, the subdivider may appeal the decision of the planning commission to the city council.

When the city engineer determines that full conformity therewith has been made, he shall transmit the final map to the city council.

(b) Approval by director of planning and development: The director of planning and development, upon receipt of a print of the final map from the city engineer, shall examine said map for conformity and if it complies with the approved tentative map, shall recommend approval of said map to the city engineer.

(c) Approval by city attorney: The city attorney shall examine the guaranty of title, offers of dedication and names of persons necessary to pass clear title to the property, and shall advise the city manager. If such documents are not current, he shall advise the subdivider.

Prior to the approval by the city council of the final map, the subdivider shall execute and file an agreement between himself and the city, specifying the period within which he shall complete all improvement work at the satisfaction of the city engineer, and providing that if he shall fail to complete such work within such period, the city may complete the same and recover the full cost and expense thereof from the subdivider. The agreement shall also provide for inspection of all improvements by the city engineer. Such agreement may also provide:

(a) For the construction of the improvements in units.

(b) For extension of time under conditions therein specified.

(c) For progress payments to the subdivider or his order from any deposit money which the subdivider may have made in lieu of providing a surety bond, as provided by the next succeeding section; providing, however, that no such progress payment shall be made for more than ninety percent of the value of any installment of work and provided that each such installment of work shall be completed to the satisfaction of the city engineer.

(d) For the financing and construction of any or all of such improvements under appropriate special assessment act proceedings, within such time as may be prescribed by the city council.

All utilities and public services facilities which may be the subject of the above agreement will be maintained by the developer for a period of one year after the acceptance of these facilities by the city council. The repair and correction of any defects or deficiencies due to workmanship or materials which are discovered within one (1) year from date of acceptance by the city.